Genre

Researching the genre of the song 'Mad World' was more difficult than I thought because the song has been use under several genres.

The song when it was f irst written and perfomed was made by a band called Tears for Fears. Tears for Fears are an English pop rock duo formed in the early 1980s.. The genre of the song 'Mad World' is Electronic. it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZRib_aAQFQ

The song was later covered by Gary Jules, who is an American singer/songwriter who is best known for his cover of Mad World which he recorded for the film 'Donnie Darko'. It then became christmas number 1 single 0f 2003. The genre for this cover of the song is different from the first version as it is in the soft rock catergory. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4


The song was then used in the advert for the video game 'Gears of War' in 2006 which is rated 18. The genre of the video game is Shooter/Action which is again completely different than the previous two. When watching the advert for the video game the song seems to almost have an 'watering down' effect and puts a softer feel to the game. 'Gears of war is a shooter game emphazing tactical action over run and gun battles. Players are thrust in climatic clash between whats left of human kind and a awarming underground race called the locust Horde. The main protagonist is Marcis Fenix a once disgraced solider looking to redeem himself by leading a ragtag squad againts the monstrous threat.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8

The song Mad World is used at the ending of the film Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko is a Drama/Thriller film about a troubled teenagers who is plagued by visions of a large rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes after narrowly escaping a bizzare accident. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MyMOi4LEr4

Finally the song is used in series 5 of the american medical drama House. House as known as House M.D is an american medical drama that debuted on the Fox newtork in 2004. 'Gregory House, is a misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital inNew Jersey. Most episodes revolve around the diagnosis of a primary patient and start with a pre-credit sequence set outside the hospital, showing events leading up to the onset of the patient's symptoms. The typical episode follows the team in their attempts to diagnose and treat the patient's illness, attempts that often fail until the patient's condition is critical.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MUp3PmNa6c

All of the above represent the song Mad World as it has featured in, Donnie Darko and House, The video game advert for Gears of War, was written and sung by Tears for Fears and covered and reached christmas number 1 by Gary Jules. For our music video we are using the version by Gary Jules and using the soft rock genre. To produce what is going to happen in the lyircs we have looked at what happens in all of the aspects that it features in and made our own synopsis.